SALIFE meets Adelaide 36ers head coach Mike Wells and his wife, Utah TV personality Kerri Cronk, to discover that after decades of coaching some of the world’s top athletes, Mike has learned that relationships are the key to success, on and off the court.

When Adelaide 36ers fans approach Mike Wells to ask if they can have a photo with the head coach – who has previously worked with NBA players Kobe Bryant, Charles Barkley and Yao Ming, to name a few – it’s often Mike’s wife Kerri Cronk who is handed the camera.

“Here in Adelaide, people will ask me to take a photo of them with Mike; it happens all over the place,” Kerri says.

“I’ll sometimes hold coats and sweaters for people while they have their photos taken with him,” she laughs.

It’s a running joke for Mike, who says the roles

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